ECE 111Safety Health & Nutrition

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An introduction to the study of comprehensive health, mental health, safety, and nutrition in early childhood group settings including regulatory guidelines. The focus is on applying practical guidelines to create and maintain a healthy and safe environment for children. This includes assessing each child's health status, studying nutritional needs of children, learning communicable disease prevention, designing emergency and evacuation plans, and making a risk analysis, as well as current topics, resources, and research-based practices.